genus

Waterthrushes

Parkesia

Field notes

The waterthrushes are a genus of New World warbler, Parkesia.

The genus was split from Seiurus, which previously contained both waterthrush species and the ovenbird. When the genera split, the ovenbird was the only member left in Seiurus (making it a monotypic genus).

Children

Northern Waterthrush native
Louisiana Waterthrush native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native waterthrushes All

Native to the US, by observations.

Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis 18,709 observations
Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla 11,014 observations